Proverbs 12:6

“The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood, etc.] Which some understand of perjury and false witness, as Jarchi, whereby the lives of innocent persons are taken away: or it may be interpreted either of the smooth words and fair speeches, and secret artifices, antichrist and his emissaries make use of to entrap the innocent, and draw them into their net, to their ruin; (see <191007>Psalm 10:7-10); as the Jews attempted to deal with Christ, (<422020>Luke 20:20,21); or of the laws and edicts of the beast, that such should be killed who would not worship his image; and with the blood of these innocent ones the whore of Rome is said to be drunk, (<661315>Revelation 13:15 17:6); but…”

“The words--or, "expressed designs" of the wicked are for evil purposes. the mouth--or, "words" of the righteous delivering instead of ensnaring men.”

“Shall deliver them - i. e., The righteous themselves. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Lie in wait - Are designed to entrap others, and to destroy them. Deliver them - From those that lie in wait for them. Proverbs 12:7”

“words: Pro 1:11-19; Sa2 17:1-4; Isa 59:7; Jer 5:26; Mic 7:1, Mic 7:2; Act 23:12, Act 23:15; Act 25:3 the mouth: Pro 14:3; Est 4:7-14, Est 7:4-6 Proverbs 12:7”

“6 The word of the godless is to lie in wait for the blood of others, But the mouth of the upright delivereth them. Our editions have דברי רשׁעים, but the right sequence of the accents (in Cod. 1294 and elsewhere) is דברי רשׁעים; the logical relation in this transformation, which is only rhythmically conditioned, remains the same. The vocalization wavers between ארב־, which would be imper., and ארב־, which is infin., like אמר־, Pro 25:7, ענשׁ־, Pro 21:11, אכל־, Gen 3:11. However one punctuates it, the infin. is intended in any case, in which the expression always remains sketchy enough: the words of the godless are lying in wait for blood, i.e., they are calculated to bring others to this,…”